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+#AllowInvalidCharacters
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+[[_TOC_]]
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+##About
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+Gets or sets the value indicating whether invalid characters in report names are allowed if not stripped. Valid characters include any character in the standard English alphabet, numbers, backslashes, underscores, single quotes, whitespace, and hyphens.
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+**Default Value:** false
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+##Global.asax (C♯)
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+```csharp
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+//main class: inherits DatabaseAdHocConfig or FileSystemAdHocConfig
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+public class CustomAdHocConfig : Izenda.AdHoc.DatabaseAdHocConfig
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+{
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+ // Configure settings
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+ // Add custom settings after setting the license key and connection string by overriding the ConfigureSettings() method
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+ public static void InitializeReporting() {
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+ //Check to see if we've already initialized.
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+ if (HttpContext.Current.Session == null || HttpContext.Current.Session["ReportingInitialized"] != null)
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+ return;
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+ AdHocSettings.LicenseKey = "INSERT_LICENSE_KEY_HERE";
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+ AdHocSettings.SqlServerConnectionString = "INSERT_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE";
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+ Izenda.AdHoc.AdHocSettings.AdHocConfig = new CustomAdHocConfig();
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+ AdHocSettings.ShowDataWhenParametersBlank = true; //The relevant setting
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+ HttpContext.Current.Session["ReportingInitialized"] = true;
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+ }
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+}
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+```
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+##Global.asax (VB.NET)
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+```visualbasic
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+'main class: inherits DatabaseAdHocConfig or FileSystemAdHocConfig
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+Public Class CustomAdHocConfig
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+ Inherits Izenda.AdHoc.DatabaseAdHocConfig
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+ Shared Sub InitializeReporting()
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+ 'Check to see if we've already initialized
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+ If HttpContext.Current.Session Is Nothing OrElse HttpContext.Current.Session("ReportingInitialized") IsNot Nothing Then
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+ Return
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+ 'Initialize System
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+ AdHocSettings.LicenseKey = "INSERT_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
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+ AdHocSettings.SqlServerConnectionString = "INSERT_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE"
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+ Izenda.AdHoc.AdHocSettings.AdHocConfig = New CustomAdHocConfig()
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+ AdHocSettings.ShowDataWhenParametersBlank = True 'The relevant setting
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+ HttpContext.Current.Session("ReportingInitialized") = True
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+ End Sub
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+End Class
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+```
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